“It seemed as if some subtle current of recognition had passed between them... not as if they had met before... but as if they had come close several times until finally an impatient Fate had forced their paths to intersect.”

American author of historical and contemporary romance novels

Lisa Kleypas is an American author of historical and contemporary romance novels. She is known for writing in both of those romance genres, and for her work as a novelist. Before turning to fiction full time, she was named Miss Massachusetts 1985 and went on to compete in the Miss America 1986 pageant in Atlantic City. Her public profile comes from both pageantry and her later career as a romance writer.